needinghelp
11-17-2008, 06:31 PM
Hi all. I have been having MAJOR stress problems as of late. I will give my background really quick. In the past (Over 3 years ago), stress was not too much of a problem in my life. Recently (about 3 months ago), I broke out of a very toxic 3 year relationship. Basically, the relationship left me suffering emotionally, academically (2 years behind in school), financially (Lost $12,000 in savings), physically (40 lbs weight gain), and mentally.
Anyways, I have always had attention problems to an extent, but in school I would always be able to pull the grades up to at least a C+. I had thought I had ADD for a while, and I still think it's something that's plausible. The first few months of the breakup (Up until 1 month ago), I was an emotional wreck and did not even want to get out of bed in the morning. I missed many classes and schoolwork. I am now trying to pull up my grades and I am having great difficulty. A recent example of this is last week when I freaked out on an introduction to a research assignment, basically spent 10 hours on it (The last hour was the only portion spent actually writing) and I ended up with a D-.
I originally had 5 classes, which I dropped one so now I have 4. One is a research class worth more credits because of it's intensity. One class, I am doing fine in (to my knowledge). The other 2 are questionable, and the research class is in major trouble. I get so stressed out because I am now 2 years behind (23 and a semester of school left to go just to get a lousy Psych degree), I am working 20-30 hours a week and trying to afford my tuition and car insurance, and things seem to go wrong and cost me money (IE - Car breaking down). I do not even know what I want to do with my degree (If I ever get it) and I am unsure if I want to double major afterward.
I am trying my hardest to catch up in my classes. I am unable to absorb new material or concentrate at any length, always feel tired and lethargic, and my self-esteem is going down the drains as a result. I get into these anxiety modes where I do not know what to do and I just freak out and vent. I usually walk outside and vent to myself without others around. It doesn't help unfortunately and my quality of life is low because I am so insanely out about everything this semester. I feel like I am unable to learn. It is so bad that it has gotten to the point where I feel like I have brain damage.
The funny thing is when I was 20, I worked 40-60 hours a week and attained a 3.1 GPA with nowhere near as much stress as I am experiencing now. I feel like something is seriously wrong with this picture.
I don't know why I posted this. I think it was mainly to vent and get any opinions on how I can dig myself out of this by either feeling less stressed or having something to help my concentration. I am not too fond of the way it's going and I feel very hopeless about my future. Help!!!
Anyways, I have always had attention problems to an extent, but in school I would always be able to pull the grades up to at least a C+. I had thought I had ADD for a while, and I still think it's something that's plausible. The first few months of the breakup (Up until 1 month ago), I was an emotional wreck and did not even want to get out of bed in the morning. I missed many classes and schoolwork. I am now trying to pull up my grades and I am having great difficulty. A recent example of this is last week when I freaked out on an introduction to a research assignment, basically spent 10 hours on it (The last hour was the only portion spent actually writing) and I ended up with a D-.
I originally had 5 classes, which I dropped one so now I have 4. One is a research class worth more credits because of it's intensity. One class, I am doing fine in (to my knowledge). The other 2 are questionable, and the research class is in major trouble. I get so stressed out because I am now 2 years behind (23 and a semester of school left to go just to get a lousy Psych degree), I am working 20-30 hours a week and trying to afford my tuition and car insurance, and things seem to go wrong and cost me money (IE - Car breaking down). I do not even know what I want to do with my degree (If I ever get it) and I am unsure if I want to double major afterward.
I am trying my hardest to catch up in my classes. I am unable to absorb new material or concentrate at any length, always feel tired and lethargic, and my self-esteem is going down the drains as a result. I get into these anxiety modes where I do not know what to do and I just freak out and vent. I usually walk outside and vent to myself without others around. It doesn't help unfortunately and my quality of life is low because I am so insanely out about everything this semester. I feel like I am unable to learn. It is so bad that it has gotten to the point where I feel like I have brain damage.
The funny thing is when I was 20, I worked 40-60 hours a week and attained a 3.1 GPA with nowhere near as much stress as I am experiencing now. I feel like something is seriously wrong with this picture.
I don't know why I posted this. I think it was mainly to vent and get any opinions on how I can dig myself out of this by either feeling less stressed or having something to help my concentration. I am not too fond of the way it's going and I feel very hopeless about my future. Help!!!